On 2011/06/09, at 13:28 , Kilopascal wrote: > The centimetre isn't the problem, not upgrading the old unit names is.
If you decide to conduct a metrication program using centimetres, I wish you well, but it will probably be best if you train your grandchildren and great-grandchildren to persist with your centimetres based program for as long as it is going to take. I believe that what slows metrication is resistance from those who want to keep the old unit names. I agree that this sounds plausible, but unlike my millimetres observations, I have no hard evidence to support this view. Do you? By the way, you imply that there is only one problem. I would list at least these as the principle slowers of metrication. They are not stoppers of metrication, which is inevitable, but all of these slow the metrication processes dramatically: * Use of centimetres during a metrication upgrade * Metric conversions (and anti-metric conversions) - both hard and soft * Legalisation of old names (as in 1959) * Government interference for political purposes as Maggie Thatcher did to beer and roads in the UK in 1889. Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
